"Death of Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye was an American musician who gained worldwide fame for his work with Motown Records. He was fatally shot by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., on April 1, 1984, at their house in the West Adams district of Los Angeles, California. Gaye was shot twice following an altercation with his father after he intervened in an argument between his parents. The wounds were fatal and he was pronounced dead on arrival at the California Hospital Medical Center. Gaye's death inspired several musical tributes over the years including recollections of the incidents leading to his death."
"in similar fashion. John Lennon was shot outside his home in New York City on the night of December 8, 1980. Tim Hardin died of a heroin overdose on December 29, 1980. Bob Marley died from a lentiginous skin melanoma on May 11, 1981. Harry Chapin died of a car accident on July 16, 1981. Marvin Gaye was shot dead by his father at his home in Los Angeles on April 1, 1984, one day before what would have been his 45th birthday. Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist Randy Rhoads died in an airplane crash on March 19, 1982. Karen Carpenter died"
"Jess Lapid Sr. Jesus Songko Lapid (October 5, 1933 – July 13, 1968) was a Filipino actor and father of actor/diving instructor/fight director Jess Lapid Jr. and a brother of Jose Lapid and given for a movie screen name as Jess Lapid He was shot dead inside a nightclub in Quezon City on July 13, 1968. In the more innocent days of the 1960s, children all over the country used to sing this ditty to the tune of the Beatles’ ”A Hard Day’s Night”, as a tribute to the local showbiz’ most-talked about stars. Divina and Stella were obvious picks"
"the albums ""What's Going On"" and ""Let's Get It On"" and became one of the first artists in Motown (joint with Stevie Wonder) to break away from the reins of a production company. His later recordings influenced several contemporary R&B subgenres, such as quiet storm and neo soul. Following a period in Europe as a tax exile in the early 1980s, he released the 1982 Grammy Award-winning hit ""Sexual Healing"" and its parent album ""Midnight Love"". On April 1, 1984, Gaye's father, Marvin Gay Sr., fatally shot him at their house in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. Since"
"Foote Street NE in Deanwood, Washington, D.C., was renamed Marvin Gaye Way. Since Gaye's death, fans of the singer have stood around Gaye's Walk of Fame star to pay tribute and sing songs of Gaye's in his honor during the week of April 1 through April 5 of each year. Several other fans have gathered around Gaye's final house in vigils. Death of Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye was an American musician who gained worldwide fame for his work with Motown Records. He was fatally shot by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., on April 1, 1984, at their house in the"
"in 1978. He also immortalized the iconic role of Leon Guerrero, first originated by Jess in the 1968 film, “Leon Guerrero: Laban sa 7 Kilabot”"". Jess Lapid Sr. Jesus Songko Lapid (October 5, 1933 – July 13, 1968) was a Filipino actor and father of actor/diving instructor/fight director Jess Lapid Jr. and a brother of Jose Lapid and given for a movie screen name as Jess Lapid He was shot dead inside a nightclub in Quezon City on July 13, 1968. In the more innocent days of the 1960s, children all over the country used to sing this ditty to"
"Marvin Gay Sr. Marvin Pentz Gay Sr. (October 1, 1914 – October 10, 1998) was an American Pentecostal minister. He was the father of American recording artist Marvin Gaye and gained notoriety after shooting and killing his son on April 1, 1984, following an argument at their Los Angeles home. Gay was born the first of 15 children to George and Mamie Gay on October 1, 1914 on a farm along Catnip Hill Pike in Jessamine County, Kentucky and was raised in Lexington. He had a troubled childhood, where his physically abusive father would often beat his mother and five"
"at the club. At around 1:30 am, LaMark was shot in the neck by an unidentified shooter. LaMark died at a local hospital at the age of 39. Billingslea's eldest daughter, Dorothy Billingslea died on October 19, 2014 of cancer at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit. She was 54. Billingslea currently resides in Detroit. Joe Billingslea Joseph Billingslea, Jr. (born November 14, 1937) is an American singer and performer. He is most noted for being the lead singer and the founder of the R&B band The Contours in 1959. The Contours was best known for its 1962"
"Murder of The Notorious B.I.G. The murder of Christopher Wallace, better known by his stage names ""The Notorious B.I.G."" and ""Biggie Smalls"", occurred in the early hours of March 9, 1997. The hip hop artist was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California, one of which was fatal. Despite numerous witnesses and enormous media attention and speculation, no one was ever formally charged for the murder of Wallace. The case remains officially unsolved, as police have searched for years for more details without success. In 2006, Wallace's mother, Voletta Wallace; his widow, Faith Evans and his"
"Whitehead was murdered. In an apparent case of mistaken identity, he was shot while fixing a car outside his home in Philadelphia. The case remains unsolved. Whitehead was 55 years old. He is buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia. He was the father of both members of early 1990s duo the Whitehead Brothers. John Whitehead (singer) John Whitehead (July 10, 1948 – May 11, 2004) was an American singer and songwriter. He was best known as one of the key members of the Philadelphia International record label, and was one-half of the successful team of McFadden & Whitehead with"
"about him titled ""Ridder Sjanseløs. Per Bergersen Per Natrud Bergersen (1 October 1960 – 28 June 1990) was a musician from Røros, Norway. He was killed by a friend in 1990, when 29 years old, with a shotgun. According to news reports the friend said that he did this at Bergersen's request, as he wanted help committing suicide. Bergersen was born in Australia. His parents later divorced, with his father, the metallurgist Olav Bergersen, remaining in Australia while his mother, Ingrid Natrud, returned to Røros with her son. She died when he was 13 and he lived with a friend"
"Murder of Ennis Cosby Ennis William Cosby (April 15, 1969 – January 16, 1997) was the only son of American comedian Bill Cosby. On January 16, 1997, Cosby was murdered near Interstate 405 in Los Angeles, California. He was shot in the head by 18-year-old Mikhail Markhasev in a failed robbery attempt. Cosby's death resulted in significant media coverage, public outrage and an outpouring of support for the Cosby family. Seeking the $100,000 reward offered by the ""National Enquirer"", an acquaintance of the shooter provided information that led to Markhasev's arrest in March 1997. Subsequently, Markhasev was tried and convicted"
"look at the American dream gone amok"". Murder of Joe Cole Joseph Dennis Cole (born April 10, 1961) was an American actor, writer and roadie for Black Flag and Rollins Band, who was shot and killed in an armed robbery on December 19, 1991. Cole was the son of actor Dennis Cole by his first wife, Sally Bergeron. Cole also worked as a roadie for the band Hole, filming the group's 1991 tour performances, and appeared in several films including Raymond Pettibon's ""The Book of Manson"", where he also has a cinematography credit. Cole and Henry Rollins were assaulted by"
"accusations thrown out of court. Murder of The Notorious B.I.G. The murder of Christopher Wallace, better known by his stage names ""The Notorious B.I.G."" and ""Biggie Smalls"", occurred in the early hours of March 9, 1997. The hip hop artist was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California, one of which was fatal. Despite numerous witnesses and enormous media attention and speculation, no one was ever formally charged for the murder of Wallace. The case remains officially unsolved, as police have searched for years for more details without success. In 2006, Wallace's mother, Voletta Wallace; his"
"The Late Great Johnny Ace ""The Late Great Johnny Ace"" is a song by Paul Simon, which appears on his 1983 ""Hearts and Bones"" album. The song initially sings of the rhythm and blues singer Johnny Ace, who is said to have shot himself in a game of Russian roulette in 1954 (eyewitness accounts say otherwise). Simon goes on to reference former Beatle John Lennon, who was murdered on December 8, 1980, as well as referencing John F. Kennedy who was assassinated in 1963. The following year Beatlemania started (Simon was living in London at the time), and in the"
"song. Nitty Gritty was the first to record the song and was an instant success. He enjoyed further successful singles produced by Jammy, and his debut album, ""Turbo Charged"" was released in 1986, as was the split album with King Kong, ""Musical Confrontation"". He moved to live in London before relocating to New York City, where he continued to record but less frequently. Further albums followed with ""General Penitentiary"" (1987), ""Nitty Gritty"" (1988), and ""Jah in the Family"" (1989). On 24 June 1991, he was shot dead in front of Super Power Record Shop in Brooklyn, New York at the"
"Adán Sánchez Adán Santos Sánchez (April 14, 1984 – March 27, 2004) was an American singer who performed under the stage name Adan ""Chalino"" Sánchez, honoring his famous father who was assassinated in 1992. Sánchez was born in Torrance, California, the son of singer Chalino Sánchez. He was eight years old when his father was kidnapped and killed in the Mexican state of Sinaloa in 1992. Raised by his mother in Paramount, California, he took up singing adopting his father nickname, ""Chalino"", and gained a strong local fan base among Mexican-American teenagers. Sánchez recorded his first full-length album in 1994,"
"Dennis never recovered from Lindsay's death and also died by suicide with a shotgun in May 1991. Lindsay Crosby Lindsay Harry Crosby (January 5, 1938 – December 11, 1989) was an American actor and singer. He was the youngest of four sons from Bing Crosby's first marriage to Dixie Lee (his older brothers being Gary and twins Phillip and Dennis). Lindsay began his career singing alongside his three brothers and his father. He was remembered by his friends for having a laid-back, clever wit like his father. Lindsay Crosby was born in California and named for his father's closest friend"
"15, 1994, both he and his Filipina girlfriend Susannah were shot dead in a hut at Puerto Galera in the Philippines. The murderer is believed to have been another member of the syndicate. He was buried near his parents' grave in IJhorst in the Netherlands. Frederik van Pallandt Frederik Jan Gustav Floris, Baron van Pallandt (4 May 1934 – 15 May 1994) was a Danish-Dutch singer best known as the male, guitar-playing half of the singing duo Nina & Frederik, which was together from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Van Pallandt was born in Copenhagen, the son of"
"Jimmie Van Zant Jimmie Van Zant (born Jimmie Kelsay; 1956 – April 7, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of E. C. Van Zant who was the cousin of musicians Donnie, Johnny, and Ronnie Van Zant. He took the surname Kelsay from his mother, later adopting his father's name, Van Zant. He began playing guitar and piano as a child, mentored by his cousin Ronnie Van Zant, but largely gave up music until the 1977 plane crash in which Ronnie, the founder and lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, was killed."
"industry at the time, and if the industry had any idea at all of him wishing or wanting to get out, they couldn't have allowed that, you know, in life, because if he was just to get out of the scene, he'd be totally forgotten, but if he was to die, he'd be immortalized. Cobain's grandfather, Leland Cobain, publicly said that he believes Cobain ""was murdered"" and not the victim of suicide. Suicide of Kurt Cobain On April 8, 1994, Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of the grunge band Nirvana, was found dead at his home in Seattle, Washington. Forensic"
"1985 of 20-year-old James Vance and 18-year-old Raymond Belknap in Sparks, Nevada, USA. On 23 December 1985, Vance and Belknap, after hours of drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana and allegedly listening to Judas Priest, went to a playground at a church in Sparks with a 12-gauge shotgun to end their lives. Belknap was the first to place the shotgun under his chin. He died instantly after pulling the trigger. Vance then shot himself but survived, suffering severe facial injuries. Following numerous complications, Vance too died in 1988, three years after the suicide pact. The men's parents and their legal team alleged"
"Dean Paul Martin Dean Paul Martin Jr. (November 17, 1951 – March 21, 1987) was an American pop singer and film and television actor. A member of the California Air National Guard, Martin died in a crash during a military flight. Martin was the son of American entertainer Dean Martin. Martin's parents were singer and entertainer Dean Martin and his second wife, Jeanne Biegger. Dean Paul was the fifth of Dean Martin's eight children, and was Jeanne's eldest son. He attended the Urban Military Academy in Brentwood, California. As a youth, Martin was encouraged toward a singing career. At age"
"morning of 23 March 2016 in New York from cancer, aged 68. Jimmy Riley Martin James Norman Riley (22 May 1947 – 23 March 2016), better known as Jimmy Riley, was a Jamaican singer who in addition to recording solo was also a member of the Sensations and The Uniques and was the father of Tarrus Riley. Martin James Norman Riley also known as Jimmy Riley was born in Jonestown, Kingston, Jamaica on 22 May 1947. Riley grew up in the city's Waterhouse district and attended Kingston Senior School along with Slim Smith. When Smith had success in The Techniques,"
"in a car at Queens Boulevard and 84th Drive. Chinx was transported to Jamaica Medical Center in Queens with gunshot wounds to his torso, where he was pronounced dead, at age 31. Two men who were already incarcerated on other charges have been re-arrested in connection with the murder. Chinx Lionel Pickens (December 4, 1983 – May 17, 2015), better known by his stage name Chinx (formerly Chinx Drugz), was an American hip hop recording artist from Queens, New York. He was a member of the Rockaway Riot Squad alongside fellow slain rapper Stack Bundles. Chinx later joined French Montana's"
"Murder of Joe Cole Joseph Dennis Cole (born April 10, 1961) was an American actor, writer and roadie for Black Flag and Rollins Band, who was shot and killed in an armed robbery on December 19, 1991. Cole was the son of actor Dennis Cole by his first wife, Sally Bergeron. Cole also worked as a roadie for the band Hole, filming the group's 1991 tour performances, and appeared in several films including Raymond Pettibon's ""The Book of Manson"", where he also has a cinematography credit. Cole and Henry Rollins were assaulted by armed robbers in December 1991 outside their"
"Per Bergersen Per Natrud Bergersen (1 October 1960 – 28 June 1990) was a musician from Røros, Norway. He was killed by a friend in 1990, when 29 years old, with a shotgun. According to news reports the friend said that he did this at Bergersen's request, as he wanted help committing suicide. Bergersen was born in Australia. His parents later divorced, with his father, the metallurgist Olav Bergersen, remaining in Australia while his mother, Ingrid Natrud, returned to Røros with her son. She died when he was 13 and he lived with a friend of hers, Reidun Roland. At"
"on September 24, 1968. Nelson died on August 25, 2001, aged 85, in his home in Chanhassen, Minnesota. That year Prince dedicated Joni Mitchell’s song ""A Case of U"", on his ""One Nite Alone..."" album, to his father. John L. Nelson wrote (or co-wrote) some music which was released by Prince in the 1980s. ASCAP credits, or co-credits, him with the following: John L. Nelson John Lewis Nelson (June 29, 1916 – August 25, 2001), also known as his stage name Prince Rogers, was an American jazz musician and songwriter. He was the father of musicians Prince and Tyka Nelson"
"in Australia. ""Donna"" has been recorded by artists as diverse as MxPx, Cliff Richard, the Youngbloods, Clem Snide, Cappadonna, and Misfits. Robert Quine has cited Valens' guitar playing as an early influence on his style. Valens also inspired Jimi Hendrix, Chan Romero, Carlos Santana, Chris Montez, and Keith O'Conner Murphy, among others. Valens' mother, Connie, who died in 1987, is buried alongside him. In 1988, Ken Paquette, a Wisconsin fan of the 1950s era, erected a stainless-steel monument depicting a steel guitar and a set of three records bearing the names of each of the three performers killed in the"
"Anthony Johnson (musician) Roy Anthony Johnson (born 25 December 1957), better known simply as Anthony Johnson, is a Jamaican reggae singer who was a member of the group Mystic I and is known for the 1980s hit song ""Gunshot"". Johnson was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1957. His mother Cynthia Hamilton was a market woman by trade, and his father was a Barbadian who worked as a waiter at the Sombero Club in Kingston. Anthony's parents had three children together before separating. They also had other children separately, so Johnson has several siblings. Johnson was raised by his mother in"
"to visit. He is the subject of the 2001 song ""Cassie's Brother"" by rock band Drive-By Truckers. Less than two years after the plane crash, the Gaines' mother, Cassie LaRue Gaines, was killed in an automobile accident near the cemetery where Steve and Cassie were buried. She was buried near her children. Steve Gaines Steven Earl ""Steve"" Gaines (September 14, 1949 – October 20, 1977) was an American musician. He is best known as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from May 11, 1976, until his death on October 20, 1977, and was the younger"
"Buddy Greco, The Kingston Trio, and Ruby Winters (""I Will""). Deana Martin recorded her own version of her father, Dean Martin's, recording on her 2009 album “Volare.” Glasser died of lung cancer in Thousand Oaks, California at the age of 66. Dick Glasser Richard Eugene Glasser (December 8, 1933 – July 10, 2000) was a singer, songwriter, and record producer. Glasser was born in Canton, Ohio, the third of eleven children and the oldest of five boys: subsequent to graduating Minerva High School he served in the navy. His biggest hit as a songwriter was ""Angels in the Sky,"" which"
"Murder of John Lennon John Lennon was an English musician who gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles, for his subsequent solo career, and for his political activism and pacifism. On the evening of Monday, 8 December 1980, Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman in the archway of the Dakota, his residence in New York City. Lennon had just returned from Record Plant Studio with his wife, Yoko Ono. After sustaining four major gunshot wounds, Lennon was pronounced dead on arrival at Roosevelt Hospital. Shortly after local news stations reported Lennon's death, crowds gathered at"